Key Takeaways:

1. Frenzy Charges are essential for dexterity-based builds, enhancing your attack speed, cast speed, and overall damage output. Learn how to generate them efficiently for both mob-clearing and boss fights.
2. Power Charges can be a game-changer for critical hit builds and spellcasting strategies. Discover effective methods to generate and optimize Power Charges in your build.
3. Combining active skills, ascendancy choices, unique items, and passive tree nodes can create smooth charge generation for any playstyle. Avoid common mistakes like unintentional charge conversions by understanding skill mechanics.

Frenzy Charges: The Backbone of Dexterity Builds

Frenzy Charges are one of the most powerful charge mechanics in Path of Exile 2, especially for fast-paced builds. They provide a noticeable boost to attack speed, cast speed, and damage per charge, making them ideal for dexterity-based characters like Rangers, Raiders, or bow users. But how do you effectively generate and use them? Let’s break it down.

What Are Frenzy Charges?

Frenzy Charges grant the following bonuses:

• Increased attack speed.
• Faster cast speed.
• Higher damage output per Frenzy Charge.

For fast-hitting builds such as bow builds or melee-focused crit setups, Frenzy Charges are a no-brainer to include in your build. The challenge lies in generating and sustaining them, particularly in boss fights where fewer enemies are present.

How to Generate Frenzy Charges in Path of Exile 2

There are several methods to generate Frenzy Charges, depending on your build type. These include active skills, passive nodes, support gems, and unique items. Below, we outline the best options.

1. Active Skill Gems

Active skills are the easiest and most straightforward way to generate Frenzy Charges:

• Frenzy: A simple attack skill that generates a Frenzy Charge every time it hits an enemy. Works best in single-target or boss fights.
• Blood Rage: A buff that grants a chance to gain Frenzy Charges on kill. Excellent for clearing mobs and maintaining charge uptime in fast-paced combat.

2. Support Gems

Linking your primary skills with specific support gems can give you Frenzy Charges under certain conditions:

• Ice Bite Support: Grants Frenzy Charges when you kill frozen enemies. Perfect for cold-based builds, as freezing mobs is common.
• Charged Trap Support / Charged Mine Support: Generates Frenzy Charges when traps or mines are triggered. Essential for trap and mine builds.

3. Ascendancy Classes

Certain ascendancy nodes make Frenzy Charge generation almost effortless:

• Raider (Way of the Poacher): Grants Frenzy Charges on hit or kill, ensuring a steady supply in all scenarios.
• Guardian (Harmony of Purpose): Allows you to gain Frenzy Charges on hit, ideal for support-focused builds.

4. Unique Items

Equipping the right unique items can turn Frenzy Charge generation into a seamless process:

• Terminus Est (Sword): Generates Frenzy Charges on critical hits. Ideal for crit-based melee builds.
• The Blood Dance (Boots): Grants Frenzy Charges on kill and provides bonuses to life regeneration and movement speed.
• Victario’s Acuity (Amulet): Generates Frenzy Charges on kill and boosts your offensive stats.

5. Passive Skills and Masteries

The passive skill tree offers nodes that improve your ability to generate, store, or enhance the effects of Frenzy Charges:

• Passive nodes that increase maximum Frenzy Charges or their effects.
• Claw and Sword Masteries: These grant Frenzy Charges on hit or kill, depending on your weapon type.

6. Other Methods

• Poacher’s Mark (Curse): Increases your chance to generate Frenzy Charges when hitting cursed enemies. This is particularly effective for builds that rely on marks for utility.
• Quiver Affixes: Bow builds can use quivers with affixes that grant Frenzy Charges on critical strikes or specific conditions.

Generating Frenzy Charges in Boss Fights

Boss fights often make it harder to generate Frenzy Charges because of the lack of enemies to kill. Here’s how to overcome that challenge:

• Use Frenzy Skill: Attack the boss directly with Frenzy to build charges.
• Equip Charge-Generating Items: Weapons like Terminus Est or boots like The Blood Dance ensure consistent charge generation even against single targets.
• Choose Ascendancy Nodes Wisely: Raider’s “Way of the Poacher” or Guardian’s “Harmony of Purpose” will keep charges coming.

Power Charges: A Boost for Critical and Spell-Based Builds

While Frenzy Charges are great for speeding up attacks and dealing raw damage, Power Charges are designed to empower crit-based and spell-heavy builds. Each Power Charge increases your critical strike chance significantly, making them a must-have for builds focused on critical hits or consistent spell damage.

How to Generate Power Charges

Power Charges require more specific setups than Frenzy Charges, but there are plenty of ways to generate them effectively.

1. Active and Support Skills

• Combat Frenzy: Grants a Frenzy Charge when you freeze, electrocute, or pin an enemy. With the Resonance passive, Frenzy Charges will automatically convert into Power Charges, making this skill a great option for critical builds.
• Profane Ritual: Consumes corpses to generate Power Charges. Be cautious—this will convert to Endurance Charges if paired with the wrong passive nodes.

2. Unique Items

• Hand of Chayula: This unique item pairs well with skills like Sniper’s Mark to generate Power Charges on critical strikes.
• Call of the Brotherhood (Ring): Converts all lightning damage to cold, enabling easier freezes and Power Charge generation.

3. Passive Nodes

• Resonance: Converts Frenzy Charges into Power Charges, simplifying the charge mechanics for hybrid builds.
• Lust for Power: Increases the maximum number of Power Charges you can have.
• Overflowing Power: Grants additional Power Charges for maximum crit potential.

Advanced Tips for Power and Frenzy Charge Builds

1. Balancing Frenzy and Power Charges

Using the Resonance passive node is a game-changer for hybrid builds, allowing you to convert Frenzy Charges into Power Charges. However, be cautious not to accidentally convert them into Endurance Charges when using skills like Profane Ritual.

2. Freeze and Shock Synergy

For builds that rely on freezing or shocking enemies to generate charges, consider items like Tempest Bell or Frozen Locus to make the process smoother. Combining these with combat mechanics like Sniper’s Mark ensures near-permanent uptime for charges.

3. Automating Charge Generation

Automating charge generation becomes possible with late-game gems and skills like Reaper’s Invocation or unique support gems like Profusion, which provide an additional chance to generate charges during combat.

FAQs About Frenzy and Power Charges in PoE 2

Q: Can I use both Frenzy and Power Charges in the same build?

Yes! Many builds benefit from using both types of charges. Use the Resonance passive to convert Frenzy Charges into Power Charges if needed.

Q: How do I generate charges during boss fights without trash mobs?

Equip items like Terminus Est or use skills like Frenzy to generate charges directly on the boss. Ascendancy nodes like “Way of the Poacher” are also highly effective for this purpose.

Q: What’s the difference between Frenzy Charges and Power Charges?

Frenzy Charges increase attack and cast speed, as well as raw damage. Power Charges, on the other hand, boost your critical strike chance, making them ideal for crit-based builds.

Q: Why aren’t my charges generating?

Double-check your skill setups and passive tree. Skills like Combat Frenzy only work when specific conditions (freeze, electrocute, or pin) are met, so ensure your build supports those mechanics.